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Hard Work and Talent

Thought Thought (Day 31 - 31 July 2013)



go hand in hand. 



Let me tell you about one Mr. G. He had immense talent in drumming. We could say he was born a prodigy. He could bring out beautiful beats from anything and everything. Even as a child, he saw how people used to praise him about his skills. This in time got into his head as attitude and he stopped playing all together. When someone asked him about it, he used to say he can start playing anytime he wants because it came naturally to him.

In his youth, due to some reason he was not able to land a well-paying job.  As per his friend’s advice, he taught the neighborhood kids some drumming techniques and made enough money to run his everyday livelihood.

One particular student, say R, he taught adored the drums. Though he was not as talented as his master, he learnt the nuances from him and practiced for hours together. As he kept practicing, his skill increased. This did not stop him from practicing. He continued to practice it like an oath and it took him places. He earned name and fame everywhere he went.

R surpassed his guru purely by hard work and determination. Meanwhile G remained one in the crowd realizing he could have become Mr. R if only he had worked towards honing his skills instead of taking it for granted.

Hard work and talent go hand in hand, always. Hard work beats talent, when talent does not work hard.


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Become Positive

Thought Thought (Day 30 - 30 July 2013)



by using the negatives as a stepping stone.

Once there was this little boy who loved nature and always day dreamed. He was slow in picking up speech but always dreamt about how the world works, even while at school. His teachers thought he had ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder) or autism since they found him lost in thoughts most of the time and did not respond to them. He was deemed not coach-able and was sent home.

His mom home schooled him and helped him focus on his weaknesses to change them into his strengths. Realising how a compass fascinated him, she worked with him on understanding magnetism. He was hooked to it for life. He started working on his imaginations, what people believed to be hallucinations. All his imaginations, confusions and thought experiments uncovered the truth of relativity.


He is Albert Einstein. All his “positive” outcomes emerged from developing what others called “negative”.
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Reject

Thought Thought (Day 29 - 29 July 2013)

 

 

Rejection



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Genuine Hard Work


Thought Thought (Day 28 - 28 July 2013)

is the foundation for happiness in success!!!!


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Change Yourself

Thought Thought (Day 27 - 27 July 2013)



instead of trying to change the world.


This is the story of a sweet little girl who thought the world did not think she was sweet enough.

Let us call her Lilly. Lilly has an elder sister, Jas. Jas was in the 10th class and Lilly, in her 5th. Lilly thought everyone favoured only Jas because she impressed people with her charming lies. But in reality, Jas was multi-talented. She was very good in her academics, extracurricular activities and was also courteous.  

Though Lilly was not academically strong, everyone thought she was a very pleasant girl to be around. She tried extra hard to please everyone. She believed that was the way to make people like her. 

Once their uncle had come home and had brought just one toy for the girls. Jas was not home when he reached, so he gave the toy to Lilly and said, "This is a very special toy from abroad and you have to share it with Jas when she wants to play". Lilly thought that her uncle did not want her to have the special toy and that he wanted to give it to Jas. She got offended and said, "No, I do not want to share it with anyone. It is either mine or Jas's". When uncle insisted that she has to share, Lilly said she did not want the toy at all.

Once Jas was back home, when uncle called Jas aside, Lilly hid behind the cupboard to see what was happening. Uncle gave Jas the toy and said, "This special toy is just for you, Jas". And Jas asked, "Then what have you got for Lilly". When uncle said, "No Jas, this is a special toy. This is for a special girl only" to which Jas replied, "Then this has to be given to Lilly. She is the special baby in my family, she is my sister, and she is my best friend. If you did not get her anything, then I don’t want this. It is either for both of us or for none".

When Lilly heard her sister talk so, she ran from her hiding place and hugged her sister as tight as she could. Though she was only 10yr old, she had the immense maturity to say, "Jas, even now I thought you were acting smart to please uncle and others, as always. For a minute I changed my attitude about you and everything else around me changed. I now realize you always love me and you are indeed a very nice person. Am ashamed that I was this shallow for so long. I love you too, Jas”.

You only need a minute to change how the world perceives you. You only need to change your attitude.
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Be Strong

Thought Thought (Day 26 - 26 July 2013)



You never know how much you can achieve.

This is the story of one Mrs. X, who showed me what being strong was worth.
Mrs. X - a pampered, just educated enough to get married to an eligible bachelor, got married with dreams of “happily ever after”. Yes, she was blessed with a happy, near to perfect married life, well protected and taken care of by Mr. X and a son who made their life complete. You know how life throws curve balls when least expected? It happened to them as well. One sunny day, Mr. X just did not wake up. The whole world turned topsy-turvy for Mrs. X. A demanding toddler to care for, not enough bank balance, absolutely no exposure of the world outside, and no job meant apocalypse to Mrs. X. What little self-confidence she had running the household vanished.

Friends and relatives did support them for few days; but, what next? Call it fortunate or unfortunate - Mrs. X was offered a job in the same department as of Mr. X, since he had worked for the government during his demise. Fortunate - a source of income; Unfortunate - Mrs. X had absolutely no 'professional' skill set; or was used to take orders; or had the exposure of being in the same room with people other than her immediate family.

This is when the strength she never knew she had kicked in with all its strength. Being strong for herself and her kid were the only thing she was left with. She walked up to face the world with all her might and never looked back. Her strength has not failed to rub on her kid as well that it is a pleasure knowing them and taking inspiration from their lives.

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Make Way

Thought Thought (Day 25 - 25 July 2013)



for things to fall in place. Be optimistic. 

(Except that Raj Kamal is too shy to show his face)
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Respect

Thought Thought (Day 24 - 24 July 2013)



the genius. (that is the 3rd point) 


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Want and Need

Thought Thought (Day 23 - 23 July 2013)



Know the difference :) 


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Living

Thought Thought (Day 22 - 22 July 2013)

is my birth  right...


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Born Free

Thought Thought (Day 21 - 21 July 2013)

Live strong, Sexy and Wild.... 

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Knowledge

Thought Thought (Day 20 - 20 July 2013)

is always Bliss !!!!!


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Secrets

Thought Thought (Day 19 - 19 July 2013)

are best kept unshared.... 


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Dedication

Thought Thought (Day 18 - 18 July 2013)

can make wonders. 


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Success Is

Thought Thought (Day 17 - 17 July 2013)



rising up every time you fall. 


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Take Your Chance

Thought Thought (Day 16 - 16 July 2013)



Make Your Mark. 


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All Is Well

Thought Thought (Day 15 - 15 July 2013)



when a smile lights up your face and others' as well :) 

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Accept Reality

Thought Thought (Day 14 - 14 July 2013)


And there is nothing to fear... 


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Music Is

Thought Thought (Day 13 - 13 July 2013)


nothing compared to a child's gibberish :) 


Translation: Music from the flute and yazh (a stringed instrument) is the sweetest, say the people who have not heard a baby's talk.

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Anger Just Is

Thought Thought (Day 12 - 12 July 2013)


 You can use it to build or to destroy. Make the choice :) 





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Change

Thought Thought (Day 11 - 11 July 2013)



is the only thing constant... go with it in a positive stride.


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Train up...

Thought Thought (Day 10 - 10 July 2013)



Gear Up..

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Being Childlike

Thought Thought (Day 9 - 09 July 2013)



is way better than being childish :)



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Either Nothing

Thought Thought (Day 8 - 08 July 2013)


Or everything :) 


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Health

Thought Thought (Day 7 - 07 July 2013)


is wealth .

BTW... if the doc is smart, keep the apple away ;)

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Try Try Try


Thought Thought (Day 6 - 06 July 2013)


Until u succeed :) 


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In God We Trust

Thought Thought (Day 5 - 05 July 2013)


And march ahead with strength....

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Attitude....

Thought Thought (Day 4 - 04 July 2013)


is all it takes to make or break your destiny

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Love Thyself...

Thought Thought (Day 3 - 03 July 2013)


And  the whole world will love you....

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Feel the fear.......

Thought Thought (Day 2 - 02 July 2013)



And do it anyway....
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Mumbe bhaapbap grrr mumumum unnggggu aaaaaaaaaa ki

Thought Thought (Day 1 - 01 July 2013)


I am guessing Nithil has put down his thoughts as -
"Mommy's crazy 'Thought Thought' project starts today and she has chosen her lucky charm to begin it with"

I need to teach him that the finger goes to the temple or chin while thinking and not into the ear :) 
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